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“All right, back to the topic at hand,” Adrien said. He didn’t look at all embarrassed over being scolded by that flight attendant. “You need to wear the ring.”
I put the box in his cupholder. “No.”
“I’m not asking.”
I ground my teeth and crossed my arms. He was going to order me to do it, I knew he was. But I could hold out for just a little bit longer.
“Sanchez, it’s part of the deal. You need to wear the ring.”
I glared at him. “Tell me what we’re doing first.”
“I don’t have to explain myself to you.”
God, he wassuch a dick!
I snatched the box out of the cupholder and yanked it open, but before I could grab the ring, Adrien placed his hand on top of it, his warm fingers brushing against my skin. “Okay. All right. Just… wait. Relax for a second.”
That wasn’t going to happen. My blood was boiling in my veins, and I could feel the heat of anger lash at my patience as it spread through my body. How was it possible for one person to get under my skin so easily? Every time the man opened his mouth, I wanted to push my fist through a skull. Preferably his.
My chest was rising and falling with so much weight you’d think I’d just finished sprinting through another airport.
He chuckled, dimples popping. “You really can’t stand me, can you?”
“Isn’t the feeling mutual?”
He sucked his lips into his teeth, then said, “Yeah… we’re going to need to put a short pause on this charming little dance of ours.”
I met his gaze again, not at all distracted by the fact that his fingers were still wrapped around mine. Neither of us had let go of the box. “Are you going to tell me why?”
“Because my parents think we’re engaged.”
I laughed.
He did not.
“Wait… wait, what?”
“My family thinks you and I are engaged to be married.”
Thu-thump.
My eyes kept bouncing between his, trying to figure out what the joke was. “I don’t get it.”
Adrien moved a touch closer and cleared his throat. “My family is under the impression that you and I are engaged to be married, and I need you to pretend like that’s the case while we visit them.”
I shook my head, trying to clear it. The soft smell of his cologne was making it hard to think. “Did you… did you like forget to take your medication or something this morning?”
His mouth jerked. “No.”
“Are you sure?”
“Positive.”
“Oh… then I still don’t get it.”
He sighed. It was a deep, heavy release of air that eventually morphed into a soft chuckle. “Okay. Sanchez, we are on our way to visit my family. They think you and I are engaged, and I just need you to go along with it for a few days. That’s it.”
Adrien paused, giving me time to process. But I had so many questions that it was hard to pick just one.
